Louis Armstrong - Saint Louis Blues

[johnnyreb1966]

great ...sachmo.love this guy and his music

[abcd0123504]

So glad to find Louis Armstrong here, also glen miller!

[akavark]

thank's very very...In the middle of the night to find the music that i want...

[mirhom1910]

Louis-nádhera!!!!!!!

[GPBenettiSax]

che bel viaggio ragazzi... buona vita e buona musica... per sempre....

[stexarris]

Apo to deutero lepto kai meta einai ola ta lefta eidika otan mpainei o louis armstrong!

[MrBurnoutLegend]

Oh yes, i finally found it! =D *dances*

[Valaument]

This song is where the Hockey team the St. Louis Blues got there name :D

[crome174]

its saint louis

[sirjuandabicho]

Muchas gracias por compartirlo.

[jazzkai100]

@sirjuandabicho

Louis Armstrong - I saw him first time way back in 1949 in the KB-Hall in Copenhagen. At that time hed had Velma Midleton with him and Jack Teagarten, Earl Hines, piano, Jack T. on trombone, Barney Bigard on clarinett - and I beleive Barret Deems on drums. Bas maybe Arwell Shaw. I shal check the program which I still have somewhere. By the way I play jazz myself and I am 79 years of age. Kai Denmark

[MrAndreina1990]

Altro brano del grande Satchmo

[iowacorn123]

Wow. I'm mesmerized. Swinging 'em jazz freely Mmm mmmm Mmm.

[riky118ssab]

che belli!!!

[001100100110011]

5 people need a foot up their ass

[mjodar61]

The title of the song isn't "Saint Louis Blues". "St" is from "Street Louis Blues"

[rofufoja]

@mjodar61

I can't confirm that. Is there a source saying so?

Here's some background information: jass.com/stlouisblues.html

[f1refall]

@rofufoja thats definitely incorrect - the words are in the song, just to make it obvious.

[DancingJohnnyLL]

@rofufoja @mjodar

It is sung in the song itself, The Saint Louis woman!

[rimfa123]

@rofufoja She appears to sing, "Saint Louis woman" at around the 3:10 mark so I think your title is correct.

[RmsThakoer]

@mjodar61 Really now? Then why is 'Saint Louis Blues' in the lyrics instead of 'Street Louis Blues'? Now this version doesn't have all the lyrics and skipped that part, but even so, at 3:08 you clearly hear "Saint Louis Woman..."

[Seb8367]

@mjodar61 It is Saint Louis blues ; Saint Louis was the nickname of a female singer, according to my history of music teacher

[trumpetplayer444]

@mjodar61 No, this is most certainly Saint Louis Blues.

[ramir011]

@mjodar61

[MegaPaolarossi]

@mjodar61 'St' is the abbreviation for 'Saint'

[captbrasher]

@mjodar61 You lose: ""St. Louis Blues" is an American popular song composed by W. C. Handy in the blues style... Handy said he had been inspired by a chance meeting with a woman on the streets of St. Louis distraught over her husband's absence, who lamented, "Ma man's got a heart like a rock cast in de sea", a key line of the song."

-Wikipedia

[veronikakrasa2011]

The best!is my love!он самый лучший(;

[MBos27]

Yay! i'm from St. Louis! :) woot!

[adrianamexlove]

suena chingon

[Sssmoothy]

LOL

[broadway520]

There should be more songs this good about St. Louis <3

[AnconProducciones]

sensual... very hot...

[Vorlonowns]

I love this song, puts me in a good mood while I moderate the forums.

Good upload

[gibshredcamel]

and partly because most kids dont have to attention span to sit down and learn three notes cause it MAY take a little long. Such a shame. Everyone remember to teach your children how to play

[ernest747]

St. Louis Blues - immortal.

[ilyabezgoubv]

Just wish music went in cycles, kinda like fashion....so the shitty bell bottoms of wiz khalifa get laughed at already and we get the jazz back!!!!!!!

[TheSpokuSuns]

Yes, Louis definitely IS a Saint!

[tinalpha1]

comment ne pas adorer !!! c'est grisant !

[albertje001]

people lets just play this music more on the radio instead of all this crap modern music........swingin times will come back again.....:)

[JazzyBlues420]

@dudepower100 Hmm, yeah i really am diggin what your sayin. but i just think people are to washed up in the mainstream world of rappers trying to sing and singers trying to rap. im thinking about purchasing a trumpet in the near months. i love hearing the trumpet blow my ear drums when played in the right hands. im wondering what i can sound like. ive listened to plenty of vintage jazz sessions and i know what classic trumpet solos should sound like. if i make it big. im giving you a shout out..

[phelipesd]

Légendaire!

[ak42648]

We need more musicians that play because they want to share their love for music with the world.

[RmsThakoer]

@ak42648 Enough out there, mate. Just gotta know where to look. There are a HELLA lot, just not famous. And the reason they aren't famous IS the reason they play music. They don't play for fame or wealth, just because they love making music.

[Wookieman008]

@ak42648 I'm one of them, and I know plenty more.

[krisforrowan2010]

@ak42648 thats the only reason i play music, i love it and so want others to love it. but nowadays the industry is filled with assholes wanting money and use computers and autotune to make their "music". it's a joke these days. i miss the likes of django and lois and ella. thank god for seasick steve.

[MJFOREVER504]

Fred Sanford Brought Me Here...Episode is called  Blood Is Thicker Than Junk

[martin71064]

Tack

[forrestrt1]

I cannot help but laugh and smile when I hear music with soul. Maybe I'm just odd sitting here holding my trumpet listening to Louis and Velma play off each other, smiling from ear to ear.

Screw that, I love this.

[gillhauss]

Muzica adevarata...nu am nici un comentariu,decat numai de bine..perfect.

[STLouisfinest314]

they did good together STL

[rronrene]

saint louis blues, tan interpretada por tantos , aqui louie, velma y los demas la hicieron tan suya , gran version , mi favorita

[28drago]

divine, wow, I have the cd and listen over and over

[oofak07]

dude the trombone in this song is unreal

[salmonfire]

omg velma has such a sweet vibrato, perfect compliment to louis!

[dfletcherboyy12]

4 Perverted people got slapped by gypsies.

[cicuscicus]

They are fantastic musicians



[bluesmama100]

Hey everbody, I think Tonknchek has a point! I really don't think the States will ever be this cool again.......and Satchmo, Velma, and all the cats playing' their instruments ARE indeed eternal! Hey, guys and gals, I think now might be the time for us all to pack up our trunks and make our getaway!!

[Tonyr67]

Go to my channel and listen to the version of my dad's mouthharp trio back in end of the 50's...

My dad was a great harmonicaplayer....

[999pokerface]

We are singin this for chorus I love it! Everyone in my chorus class is like "This song is so stupid" or "i hate this song."  except me!! I love it :D

[ismacuab]

Maestro!!

[Teddyb1939]

What a magic track, I have had the album, Louis Armstrong plays W.C Handy for over50 years, one of the finest jazz [no, any genre] records ever made!!

[Teddyb1939]

What a magic track, I have had the album, Louis Armstrong plays W.C Handy for over50 years, one of the finest jazz [no any genre] records ever made!!

[onion424]

4 people got their brain eaten by zombies

[Dominick1215]

hey im 13, ive been trying to write the trumpet solo at the beginning down but i keep getting stuck (writing is my strong suit) anyone got the sheet music for the trumpet solo, thats honestly all i care about

[FragRaptor]

I lieked the part where the clarinet played the solo.

[onion424]

thumbs up if you don't see a 8:50

[onion424]

4 mindless people have seen and heard this

[cavech1c]

Is it just me, or does she sound kinda South African or something?

Lol interesting version, my choir did a different one, loved it! So much fun to sing!

[MrBadfart]

My band is doing this song

Blues on!

[onion424]

I have the album.It's great!

[MegaDjTomas]

lubię tego typu styl...

[TheKoolaid30]

dis song reminds me of fred sanford hahahaha

[robin17171]

The intro reminds me of Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit"

[WormYourHonor64]

Ah, Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy. Wonderful album. Full reccomendation!

[bbjornst07]

The king period of all music of all time. Period. End of discussion. Not MJ, not Elvis, not whoever the heck you all listen to today. Period.

[bacamd]

@bbjornst07 Sinatra could give him a run for his money...

[ChristOnline1]

hopefully me and my jazz choir are gonna do this song, we're waitng to see if its possible, using vocals for the intrument parts, and solos for Armstrong and Velma. Can't wait!

[budw84]

Asleep at the Wheel does a good version of this number. Merle Haggard does a good job of the vocals in this song. As far as music is concerned, I like it all(most of it at least), but Western Swing soothes my soul the most.

[TheSteph308]

We played St Louis blues my freshman year in high skool in concert band

[Joshieboy150]

@TheSteph308 You're lucky. This song is so sweet.



[chuckc7210]

Wow, great version! Absolutely killer.

[Torera09]

Louis @ 6:21-24...and Velma @ 6:36-9...love it! They sound so happy....must have been good days :)

[got2bme619]

haha @ "I'm gonna beat you over the head until you leeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaarn some sense."

[Teddyb1939]

This is off the original album Louis Armstrong plays W.C Handy. I have had the album for over 50 years, I also have the re issue on vinyl. To me this & Miles Davis`s Bitches Brew are 2 of the finest jazz records ever made." 2 geniuses,different but magic.

[xanordon]

This arrangement is the one that gave Louis his legendary status. Thoroughly deserved, too! I wish we knew which musician wrote it. (It was certainly *not* WC Handy - it's a completely different style from his other music!)

[Idonotcryforyou]

I'm 13 years and jazz is my life. *·* Is my life!

[wadeosinachi]

@Idonotcryforyou WONDERFER IM 15 AND VERY INDEPTH TO OLD SCHOOL LIKE THIS

[natalie971956]

oooh yea. THIS is real music for all of you stuck up pop stars people. this is CLASSIC. and to the four people who disliked this, your are either mentally messed up or just plain stupid.

[realfredwithtires]

OMG! This is what you call music! 

[BobE1945]

Sheer Brilliance!

M\ind you, in 1924 Louis would have played twice the notes! His performnce here is magnificent, as is Velma's!

[phronie125]

Lady GAG-A and others, take note..............this is what good music sounds like.

[thejewishmessiah666]

Louie and Jimmie were lovers!

[wjolly]

..the end of this song is about as good as it gets....everyone's in sync that evening...GREAT stuff!!!!

[Actualleigh]

Can anyone tell me what key they play this in?

[Guitarpsycho93]

@Actualleigh Bb concert pitch

[emilyjuanitaf]

sigh.....that sound. that voice. fabulous.

[ritzcrackers27]

really pisses me off these days.. al this music with 0 musical talent.. all produced by a computer... love the good 'ol stuff

[karlvonl1]

Louie blowed.... In the best way possible!!! What an artist he was!!!

[amschu04]

@karlvonl1 'blowed' is not a word

[artichokeschmoke]

mmm, love this

[dudepower100]

Why can't the world give birth to more people like louis and less people like Ke$ha, People who truly care about their music not just the money. People who play music from the soul not by pushing bottons.

[Leradcoris]

@dudepower100 well technically loui pushed valve buttons :P

[dudepower100]

@Leradcoris Haha true that

[VioletGiraffe]

@dudepower100

People like Louis are born every day. The question is - why can't they become popular and realize themselves? Ke$ha is merely a product of his society. Think about that.

[Urbino237]

@VioletGiraffe People like Louis born every day? Really? Could you name one who meets this 1938 description of Louis by the American music critic Virgil Thomson: "His style of improvisation would seem to have combined the highest reaches of instrumental virtuosity with the most tensely disciplined melodic structure and the most spontaneous emotional expression, all of which in one man you must admit to be pretty rare."

[Sporkflips]

@Urbino237 I think he just meant that people with the potential to become like Louis are born everyday but our society destroys the genius in them before they have a chance to achieve the technical virtuosity of the skill that they possess potential in.

[eddieonofre]

@dudepower100 that is why i love louis Armstrong music coz this is music done foor the love of making music not like now a days that music is made for the love of money

[trumpetplayer444]

@dudepower100 There are plenty of people that can play this type of music VERY WELL. The problem is that few people want to pay to listen to it, because they prefer trash to real music.

[Sporkflips]

@trumpetplayer444 I don't think it's necessarily that they prefer "trash", as you say; I think that the real problem is just that they are either too afraid of being seen as "uncool" or something by their peers to listen to it. Either this or they just haven't been exposed to this kind of music enough to really enjoy it. I must admit that some of it is really an acquired taste. I think that anybody can listen to Louis though, even if they don't like the sound, they can feel it.

[weldon29]

@dudepower100 They exist, they just aren't famous.

[noblegreed]

@dudepower100 Hate to break it to yah brother, but ol' Satchmo made money BY pushin' them buttons! Ahahah! Them trumpet buttons :-)

[ilyabezgoubv]

@dudepower100 because of the general public unfortunately :(

[peacesellsstevebuyin]

@dudepower100 i couldn't agree more. there are so many genres to pick from; jazz, classical, rock. folk, blues, punk, metal, latin, world; why would you listen to shitty pop?

[kamidarko]

@peacesellsstevebuyin pop is just another genre to pick from, no better or worse then any other genre. Just different.

[TheIsraDave]

Very, very deep blues feeling in this.

[cubanexile66]

this would be a big hit if these guys were still playing.

[jblplaser]

I love playing this on my sax <3

[dudepower100]

this is my all time favoite jazz song!!

[fepeter46]

Louie Armstrong! He was the absolute greatest! What a magic trumpet! As for Velma, oh my! Smooth in the groove all the way.

[Urbino237]

Majestic phrasing, different every time he played this chestnut. Unlimited musical imagination! As Oscar Peterson once remarked, "Jazz performers are composing as they play all the time."

[1hierbikof]

fascinante I like how it sounds the saint blue , I keep it inside my heart but also is to me a very sad song

[ukgirlonce]

when i came to the u.s. from the u.k in 1977 this was the only music i brought with me ...my dad taped it for me from the album...wow its been a while since i heard it...THANKS !!!

[raarams]

this song is not a pain im playing this in my jazz band on trumpet

[fromdirttodustpro1]

@raarams Actually we have a altered version. It has a killer intro. That was the pain I was talking about. If you want I can give you the name of the person who wrote the extra parts.

[raarams]

@fromdirttodustpro1 yeah sounds good give me the name or music i want to look it over thanks RAARAMS

[fromdirttodustpro1]

@raarams I will post it on me channel. One question do you want me to pst the entire song or just the intro?

[raarams]

@fromdirttodustpro1 Shure why not put the entire song

[fromdirttodustpro1]

@raarams can you wait a few months? The entire song got ruined and I wont get another copy of it until august. Sorry mate.

[fromdirttodustpro1]

Learning it on the Trumpet. Its a pain to learn but it sounds great!

[Dubai1066]

Wonderful could listen to this all night: Super and amazing.

[questionful]

is it trummy on trombone?

[questionful]

yes it is, you can hear him say "take it trummy, take it" before his solo

[Arnoldismyhero]

How is hip hop any less legitimate than any other genre of music that claims to be an art form? At what point does music stop being just sounds, and become art? You've got your Sorites paradox there ay guy.

[MultiRed82]

Tankyou New Orleans...W il jazz.....

[trufiend138]

sweet

[cohenmg]

Jubilant, Joyful , Rejoicing

[cohenmg]

Jubilant,Joyful,Rejoicing.

[NINAPOUSS7554]

sublime et merveilleux

[willy1986tralara]

genial

[11000001100000]

I thought it was pronounced "loo-is"?

[timdiggerm]

Technically yes, but loo-ee is an alternative/nickname pronunciation. His name is always pronounced loo-ee.

[p1mpernel]

Actually, he himself always pronounced it LEW-iss, though he usually refrained from correcting anyone else. (He once said something like "White men always call me Loo-ee.") If you listen to his version of "Hello, Dolly," he even sings "Hello, Dolly, it's LEW-iss, Dolly, it's so nice to have you back where you belong...."

[Twinhit]

@p1mpernel

I think of

Louis the 16th

St. Louis (LEW-iss)

Spirit of St. Louis (LEW-iss)

Chuck Berry says "all over St. Looo-ee"

I think Louis (Looo-ee) rolls off the tongue

easier when applied to Satchmo.

Nevertheless, he was a gentleman.

So great to hear him play.

[spinningwheel]

In his native New Orleans (Where the root language is french) it is pronounced in the french manner, Louie.

[spinningwheel]

and by French you know I really mean Creole French/Cajun ;)

[gilouseb]

It's true that in France, we pronounce the christian name "Louie". But, curiously, everybody here talks about "LouissArmstrong", "Ella and Louisss" and so on!

[blendingbone]

@gilouseb I say Louie, and I think I'm not the only one.

[rev6368]

Ie there anyone better at what He does (did) than Armstrong? He is the top all others are just pretenders to the throne!!!!

[MorioKun1]

Michale Jackson WHAT!?!?!?

[kanda444]

you mean sing, play horn or both? I can think of a few, though Armstrong is still one of my favs. ;)

[Mralientojazz]

Extraordinario el Maestro. Que regalo para el espiritu tu música Louis. Gracias por ser un gran regalo para la humanidad, y una inspiración eterna para los tompetistas de todos los tiempos.

[Sagurasu]

There's no doubt why Louis chose Velma for his vocalist! Lovely warm, mellow voice! Wish I could have seen this group!

[Tonknchek]

Will the U.S. ever be this cool again? These guys and gals are eternal.

[skimane314]

Lol thats a good point

[Br00dj3]

@Tonknchek

Or, when will music ever be this cool again?

[xmurli]

@Tonknchek may take a long time.

[runingwolflexan]

@Tonknchek Dam yea!

[cw1310]

Pop is Tops!!!!

[12nites12]

have you seen benjamin button? i'm sure they play this song at the part where the starring actress dances for benjamin at night, the best part

[ilovesarakim]

ive seen that movie but i dont remember that part

[12nites12]

it's when she asks benjamin to spend the night together but he refuses 'cause he's afraid of disappointing her

[MAYDAYES]

He is cutting with that Trumpet!!!

[bender138]

My,my,MY!

[kokede]

love this!

[cw1310]

How could you not?

[rdrunr9]

Great stuff here. By chance, does anyone have the version of 'Baby Its Cold Outside' that Louis Armstrong and Velma Middleton did? I first heard it on his 'Christmas Through the Years' album, and would love to see it on here...